Buddhism and the State in Sixteenth-Century Japan / / N. McMullin.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Archive (pre 2000) eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: McMullin, N.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]; ©1985
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 779
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (454 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --; Map of Central Japan in the Sixteenth Century --; INTRODUCTION --; PART ONE. The Protagonists --; CHAPTER I. The Buddhist Temples --; CHAPTER II. Oda Nobunaga --; PART TWO: The Conflict --; CHAPTER III. The Eradication of the Buddhist Temples' Military Power --; CHAPTER IV. The Suppression of the Buddhist Temples' Economic Power --; CONCLUSION --; PART THREE: The Result --; CHAPTER V. The Place of Buddhism in Japanese Society Redefined --; CHAPTER VI. "Post-Buddhist" Japan --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Index --; Backmatter
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400855971; 9783110649680; 9783110413441; 9783110413519; 9783110442496
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400855971
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: N. McMullin.

The author reassesses the reasons for Nobunaga's attacks on the Buddhist temples and explores the long-term effects of his activities on the temples and on the relation between Buddhism and the state.Originally published in 1985.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.